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THE ED SHOW with ED SCHULTZ
October 17, 2012
Guests: Bob Shrum, Cecile Richards, James Hoffa, Karen Finney
ED SCHULTZ, HOST: Good evening, Americans. And welcome to THE ED
SHOW from New York.
Twenty days until the 2012 election. And didn`t you just love that
last night? President Obama went on offense and put Mitt Romney on the
ropes. Tonight, we`ll tell you who won the debate and if this is a game
This is THE ED SHOW -- let`s get to work.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Everybody here has
heard of the New Deal? You`ve heard of the fair deal? You`ve heard of the
square deal? Mitt Romney`s trying to sell you a sketchy deal.
SCHULTZ (voice-over): The thumping continues on the stump.
OBAMA: Please proceed.
SCHULTZ: The president breaks out the Trapper Keeper on Mitt Romney.
OBAMA: We don`t have to collect a bunch of binders to find qualified,
talented, driven, young women.
SCHULTZ: Tonight, the untold story of the debate. Not only did
President Obama dominate --
OBAMA: Candy, what Governor Romney said just isn`t true.
SCHULTZ: But Mitt Romney was just awful.
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: I want to make sure we get
that for the record.
SCHULTZ: Bob Shrum and Michael Steele with the analysis.
Cecile Richards on Romney`s growing disaster with women voters.
ROMNEY: They brought us whole binders full of women.
SCHULTZ: James Hoffa on the president`s China smack down.
OBAMA: Governor, you`re the last person who`s going to get tough on
SCHULTZ: And call the wambulance again. FOX News is freaking out.
STEVE DOOCY, FOX NEWS: The problem was Candy Crowley.
MEGYN KELLY, FOX NEWS: She sort of waded in to help the president.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They should just eliminate moderators overall.
SCHULTZ: Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for
If you saw President Obama today, you noticed a little spring in his
step. The president was back on the campaign trail in the state of Ohio
today, fresh off his successful debate performance.
It`s pretty obvious. The president thinks last night went pretty well
for him, especially his attacks on Mitt Romney.
OBAMA: So let`s recap what we learned last night. His tax plan
doesn`t add up. His jobs plan doesn`t create jobs. His deficit reduction
plan adds to the deficit.
We`ve been there. We`ve tried that. We`re not going back. We`re
moving forward.
That`s why I need your vote. We`ve got to finish what we started in
SCHULTZ: The president feels good and so does his base. He turned
around a lot of dejected supporters with his energetic performance last
night, no doubt.
Mitt Romney was trying to keep spirits high at a campaign rally in
Virginia, but his stump speech -- well, it was a little bit different. For
instance, there was not one word about the administration`s response to
Libya. Interesting.
A week ago, Romney was giving lengthy speeches to military cadets
about the Libya response. He tried to use the Benghazi attack to his
advantage in last night`s debate.
ROMNEY: On the day following the assassination of the United States
ambassador, the first time that`s happened since 1979, when we have four
Americans killed there, when apparently we didn`t know what happened, that
the president, the day after that happened, flies to Las Vegas for a
political fund-raiser, then the next day to Colorado for another event,
another political event.
I think these actions taken by a president and a leader have symbolic
significance. And perhaps even material significance.
SCHULTZ: The following exchange between the candidates and moderator
Candy Crowley sealed the deal for the president and the debate victory. It
also gave President Obama a major advantage on the Libya issue. Everyone
is talking about these two minutes today, and with good cause.
CROWLEY: Does the buck stop with your secretary of state as far as
what went on here?
OBAMA: Secretary Clinton has done an extraordinary job, but she works
for me. I`m the president and I`m always responsible.
And that`s why nobody`s more interested in finding out exactly what
happened than I do.
The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in the Rose Garden, and I
told the American people and the world that we were going to find out
exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror, and I also said that
we`re going to hunt down those who committed this crime. And then a few
days later, I was there greeting the caskets coming into Andrews Air Force
Base, and grieving with the families.
And the suggestion that anybody on my team, whether it was the
secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team, would play
politics or mislead when we`ve lost four of our own, Governor, is
offensive. That`s not what we do. That`s not what I do as president.
That`s not what I do as commander-in-chief.
CROWLEY: Governor, if you want to reply just quickly.
ROMNEY: I certainly do. I think it`s interesting the president just
said something, which is that, on the day after the attack, he went in the
Rose Garden and said that this was an act of terror.
OBAMA: That`s what I said.
ROMNEY: You said, in the Rose Garden, the day after the attack, it
was an act of terror. It was not a spontaneous demonstration.
OBAMA: Please proceed.
ROMNEY: Is that what you`re saying?
OBAMA: Please proceed, Governor.
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we get that for the record, because it
took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act
of terror.
OBAMA: Get the transcript.
CROWLEY: He did, in fact, sir. So let me call it an act of terror --
OBAMA: Can you say that a little louder, Candy?
CROWLEY: He did call it an act of terror.
SCHULTZ: The videotape doesn`t lie. Candy Crowley and the president
were correct.
OBAMA: No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great
nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we
stand for. Today, we mourn for more Americans who represent the very best
of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to
see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake:
justice will be done.
SCHULTZ: In fact, President Obama was even more explicit about the
act of terror a day later.
OBAMA: What I want all of you to know is that we are going to bring
those who killed our fellow Americans to justice. I want people around the
world to hear me, to all of those who would do us arm, no act of terror
will go unpunished. It will not dim the light of the values that we
proudly present to the rest of the world. No act of violence shakes the
resolve of the United States of America.
SCHULTZ: Mitt Romney`s debate blunder exposed him as a lightweight on
foreign policy. Only one man on stage looked like the president during the
Libya exchange last night.
It was a lot different than the Mitt Romney who looked is so confident
as he told lie after lie during the debate in Denver two weeks ago. Back
in Colorado, we saw a guy named moderate Mitt.
Last night, Romney tried to fool everyone with moderate Mitt once
again. Watch his very first answer of the night, in response to a question
from a college student.
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we keep our Pell Grant program growing.
We`re also going to have our loan program, so that people are able to
afford school.
SCHULTZ: Holy smokes! All of a sudden moderate Mitt loves Pell
Grants. Even though the real Romney supports demolishing the Pell Grant
program through Paul Ryan`s budget, which, of course, he says he supports.
President Obama never let Mitt Romney define the terms of the debate,
especially on Romney`s economic plan.
OBAMA: Now, Governor Romney was a very successful investor. If
somebody came to you, Governor, with a plan that said, here, I want to
spend $7 trillion or $8 trillion, and we`re going to pay for it, but we
can`t tell you until maybe after the election how we`re going to do it, you
haven`t have taken such a sketchy deal, and neither should you, the
American people.
SCHULTZ: President Obama also reminded voters of what the real Mitt
Romney says on the campaign trail. Not the Washington whitewash from
moderate Mitt.
OBAMA: When Governor Romney stands here, after a year of campaigning.
When during a Republican primary, he stood on stage and said, I`m going to
give tax cuts -- he didn`t say tax rate cuts, he said tax cuts, to
everybody, including the top 1 percent, you should believe him, because
that`s been his history.
SCHULTZ: When President Obama was given the chance to compare Mitt
Romney with George Bush, he said Romney was more right wing than the former
OBAMA: There are some things where Governor Romney is different from
George Bush. Heck, George Bush didn`t propose turning Medicare into a
voucher. George Bush embraced comprehensive immigration reform. He didn`t
call for self-deportation. George Bush never suggested that we eliminate
funding for Planned Parenthood.
So there are differences between Governor Romney and George Bush, but
they`re not on economic policy. In some ways, he`s gone to a more extreme
place when it comes to social policies.
SCHULTZ: This onslaught by President Obama put Mitt Romney in a rough
position. Just like his answer on Libya, Romney had to move out of his
comfort zone to respond to these allegations. He tried to say that he
would be tough on China and President Obama blasted him.
ROMNEY: Trade -- I`ll crack down on China. President Bush didn`t.
OBAMA: When he talks about getting tough on China, keep in mind that
Governor Romney invested in companies that were pioneers of outsourcing to
SCHULTZ: When Romney tried to define his self-deportation policy on
immigration. Again, President Obama knocked Romney off of his game.
ROMNEY: Self-deportation says let people make their own choice. What
I was saying is, we`re not going to round up 12 million people,
undocumented, illegals and take them out of the nation. Instead, let
people make their own choice. And if they find that they can`t get the
benefits here that they want and they can`t find the job they want, then
they`ll make a decision to go a place where they have better opportunities.
OBAMA: His top adviser on immigration is the guy who designed the
Arizona law, the entirety of it -- not E-verify, the entire thing. That`s
his whole policy.
SCHULTZ: Romney was on unsure footing for most of the night. He did
a good job putting himself in a corner on a major issue and the president
didn`t have to say a thing.
Here`s Romney answering a question on equal pay for women.
ROMNEY: I recognize that if you`re going to have women in the
workforce, that sometimes you need to be more flexible. My chief of staff,
for instance, had two kids who were still in school. She said, I can`t be
here until 7:00 or 8:00 at night. I need to be able to get home at 5:00,
so I can be there making dinner for my kids and being with them when they
get home for them. So I said, fine, let`s have a flexible schedule so you
can have hours that will work for you.
We`re going to have employers in the new economy, in the economy that
I`m going to bring to play, that are going to be so anxious to get good
workers, that they`re going to be anxious to hire women.
SCHULTZ: Romney had no answer for fixing pay and equality in America.
He wants to hire more women and give them flexible schedules so they can go
home and cook dinner.
He may have lost the women`s vote last night. President Obama saved
his best for last. He delivered a closing argument as the clock ran out
and Mitt Romney had no ability to respond.
OBAMA: I believe Governor Romney`s a good man. He loves his family,
cares about his faith.
But I also believe that when he said, behind closed doors, that 47
percent of the country consider themselves victims, who refuse personal
responsibility, think about who he was talking about. Folks on Social
Security who have worked all their lives. Veterans, who have sacrificed
for this country. Students, who are out there, trying to hopefully advance
their own dreams, but also this country`s dreams. Soldiers, who are
overseas, fighting for us right now. People who are working hard every
day, paying payroll tax, gas taxes, but don`t make enough income.
And I want to fight for them. That`s what I`ve been doing for the
last four years, because if they succeed, I believe the country succeeds.
SCHULTZ: This was an answer Democrats wanted and the American people
needed to hear. This was a debate where President Obama had to deliver.
He did.
I would venture to say that there are some Americans who have paid no
attention to any of this, until the first three debates. Of course, the
one with the vice president as well.
What we`ve learned about Mitt Romney is that he`s rude. He`s a bully.
He`s a guy who always seems to get his way and doesn`t like it when it
doesn`t turn out good for him.
We`ve also learned that Romney has an innate ability to be
disrespectful. Last night he showed little respect for the moderator,
little respect for the president. He even told the president, "You`ll get
your turn."
In fact, Romney shows little respect for women, for women`s rights,
for workers, for workers` rights. Look at what he does to workers. We`ll
tell that story on Friday, from Freeport, Illinois.
Mitt Romney`s utter and complete disregard for the middle class, I
think, was on full display last night. He can`t make the pitch to the
middle class because he doesn`t understand them.
But there was something else on display last night. And that was the
intensity of the president of the United States. That intensity left a lot
of supporters very confident.
And as I start this broadcast every night, I think they`re thinking
this -- let`s get to work.
Get your cell phones out, I want to know what you think. Tonight`s
question: who won last night`s debate? Text "A" for President Obama, text
"B" for Mitt Romney to 622639. And you can always go to our blog at
Ed.MSNBC.com. We`ll bring you the results later on in the show.
Coming up, former RNC chair Michael Steele and NYU professor Bob
Shrum. We`ll break it all down, the best moments of last night`s debate.
Stay tuned.
SCHULTZ: Coming up, can we come to an agreement? President Obama
came out strong in last night`s debate. Will it have an impact on the
polls? Will it have an impact on how people vote? Bob Shrum and Michael
Steele will give me the full debate analysis and discussion, next.
Then, a Massachusetts women`s group sets the record straight on Mitt
Romney`s binders. But his campaign can`t do the same on his stand on equal
And while Romney promises to get tough on China, tell that to the
workers in Freeport, Illinois, because they`re losing their jobs to the
folks in China because of his business policies. I`ll talk to Teamsters
president, James Hoffa.
Share your thoughts with us on Facebook and on Twitter using #EdShow.
We are coming right back.
ROMNEY: That`s why I put up a five-point plan, that gets America 12
million new jobs in four years and rising take-home pay.
OBAMA: Governor Romney`s says he`s got a five-point plan. Governor
Romney doesn`t have a five-point plan. He has a one-point plan.
And that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a
different set of rules. That`s been his philosophy in the private sector.
That`s been his philosophy as governor, that`s been his philosophy as a
presidential candidate.
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to THE ED SHOW. Thanks for watching tonight.
President Obama came out swinging last night and gave the motivation
that the base was looking for. Over 65 million people watched the debate.
So don`t you think that curiosity was a little high on how the president
was going to recover from debate number one?
President Obama ended the idea of moderate Mitt, by exposing Romney`s
far-right policies and actually cornering him on the issues. He put Romney
on the defensive, resulting in a petty, childish performance by the
Republican challenger.
President Obama was clear, straight forward, and made solid arguments
-- point after point. His performance changed the game and moved the ball
forward for his campaign. The mojo is back with them.
The meanwhile, the "Real Clear Politics" average of all polls, you
know, it doesn`t really show that, at least not yet, anyway. Mitt Romney
with a 0.4 percentage lead over President Obama.
It will be interesting to track in the next 48 hours.
For more, let`s turn to Bob Shrum, professor of public policy at NYU
and contributor at the "Daily Beast".
Also with us tonight, Michael Steele, MSNBC contributor and former
chairman of the RNC.
Gentleman, great to have you with us tonight.
Bob, you first. Can we call it a clear win for President Obama? I
mean, there was so much talk about what the president had to do going into
this debate. I think it`s pretty common knowledge in the blogosphere and
on talk radio that it was a good performance by the president.
But will this move the polls? What do you think?
BOB SHRUM, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: He did it all. He did everything
he had to do. I think it will move the polls. We`ll have to wait a few
days to see that.
We saw that after the first debate two weeks ago, when I said that I
thought the president lost. I thought he clearly won last night.
He was helped by Romney. He was helped by Romney for two reasons.
One, Romney made a classic mistake. He came to the second debate,
thoroughly prepared for the first debate. He said the same lines, often
using the same words that he had said two weeks ago.
So he had telegraphed every line, he had telegraphed his arguments.
The president knew what he was going to say and was prepared to box him, to
call him, to hold him accountable.
Secondly, on style, Romney was like the hall monitor. And then he was
lake a frustrated guy who, because he couldn`t have everything his way.
You know, if ownership on the wrong side of the gender gap, I wouldn`t
fight with a female moderator of a debate. I wouldn`t try to bully her.
And it`s even worse if you end up failing.
SCHULTZ: Michael, is there any issue that Mitt Romney gained ground
on last night?
MICHAEL STEELE, MSNBC CONTRIBUTOR: I think he did, on the Libya
SHRUM: Michael! You`re not serious! Come on, you can`t be serious.
I mean, you can`t be serious about that! It was a disaster. It was a
train wreck.
STEELE: Bob, can I make my point?
STEELE: Bob, you do this all the time. Let me make my point.
SHRUM: I just didn`t think you would come --
SCHULTZ: Gentleman, gentleman.
STEELE: Let me just make the point.
SCHULTZ: Let`s restate the question.
STEELE: Thank you!
SCHULTZ: There`s been a lot of folks out there who have said there
was a clear victory for President Obama. But did --
STEELE: I would agree with that.
SCHULTZ: But -- you would agree with that, but is there any subject
that you think he gained on? You think it`s Libya?
STEELE: I think there are two. I think there are two. I think,
again, on the economy, and the instapolls, if you will, after that showed,
yes, Obama won on the points, but on the substance of the argument and
Romney laid out, I think, a very good indictment on the economy. He`s very
effective at making that point and stressing that point.
Folks, the voters sided with Romney two to one in the CNN poll
afterwards. So that is, that is a nice setup for the last debate.
The point I was going to make on Libya --
SCHULTZ: Sure.
STEELE: It was awkward. It was mishandled. But the reality of it
is, going into a debate that the last debate only on foreign policy, it
opened up a lot of questions that the moderator can dig down on. The
president`s going to have to be on point on. There`s going to be a
timeline that`s going to be discussed.
And trust me, Mr. Shrum, the Democrats and the president does not want
to be having this discussion about the ins and outs about what happened in
Libya two weeks before an election.
SCHULTZ: Bob, what about that?
STEELE: So I think that there is an opportunity there for Romney to
stress these points.
SHRUM: Look, this is neocon nonsense, Mr. Steele.
SHRUM: The fact of the matter is that the Republicans somehow have
the illusion that they can make the case that this president has been weak
on foreign policy or national security. He has about a 20-point lead on
that in most of the polls. So, if Mitt Romney thinks he`s going to be back
in this game or is going to make a lot of progress by focusing on Libya, I
think he`s making a big mistake.
STEELE: Well, Bob, secondly --
STEELE: He`s in the game. That`s your problem. He`s in the game.
SHRUM: The CNN poll was eight points more Republican than Democratic
about --
STEELE: It`s just something the president doesn`t want to talk about.
SCHULTZ: OK, gentlemen --
SHRUM: Look -- I talked to a Republican consultant today who`s as
sensible as you usually are, who said it`s unfortunate the last debate`s on
foreign policy. We need to get back to the economy.
I think Mitt Romney, for example, would be a lot smarter to try to
talk about China and see if he could connect that to jobs issues here in
the U.S. He`s not going to make progress on this Libya issue. He just
qualified himself --
SCHULTZ: Michael Steele, what about --
STEELE: We`ll see, Bob.
SCHULTZ: Hold on, gentlemen, hold on, hold on. I`ve got to ask
Michael Steele about this. What about the president`s response about the
very next day in the Rose Garden, he talked about an act of terror? I
mean, are we -- that doesn`t qualify?
STEELE: No, no, it does qualify, but then the question, this gets
into the nuance and the semantics of what the president was referring to
when he said that.
STEELE: Is he specifically talking about this event in Benghazi, or
was he talking more broadly about terrorism as a whole?
SCHULTZ: So, it wasn`t specific enough.
STEELE: I read the transcript, and for my interpretation, he was not
-- eight paragraphs later --
SHRUM: Actually, two sentences are right next to each other.
STEELE: Bob, read the transcripts.
SHRUM: He said, acts of terror are unacceptable. The killing of our
people in Benghazi will be -- the people who will be brought to justice.
STEELE: Read the transcript.
SHRUM: Why would he -- I did read it. Why --
STEELE: No, you didn`t.
SHRUM: Why would he talk about an act of terror and then talk about
Benghazi right afterwards. Was it a random thought, he was just sticking
at top of the transcript?
SCHULTZ: Michael Steele, go ahead. Bob, let him talk.
STEELE: Since you`re so cocksure about all of this, Bob --
SHRUM: No, I`m not cocksure. I can listen, can I hear, and I can
STEELE: Bob, let me make my point.
SHRUM: And I think you guys are despicable for trying to exploit the
death of these Americans.
STEELE: Let me make my point.
SCHULTZ: OK, final point, Michael.
STEELE: The point is, if all of this was so true and the president
meant specifically one he was talking about terrorism related to Benghazi,
then why did his secretary of state, was silent on the point for 14 days?
Why did he send his U.N. ambassador across every network imaginable,
talking about something other than clarifying --
STEELE: -- and defining this as a terrorist act?
SCHULTZ: And we will leave it there, because the third and final
debate will be on foreign policy.
Gentleman, we have to have you back talking about that as a preview.
STEELE: You got it.
SCHULTZ: And, Michael Steele --
SHRUM: And, Michael, watch the first part of this show, where they
showed the tape.
SCHULTZ: All right. Intensity, very high. Great, gentleman. Great
to have you with us.
SHRUM: OK, thank you.
STEELE: Love you, Bob!
SCHULTZ: All right. Binders full of women. Is that Mitt Romney`s
answer to pay inequality? Is that his answer to pay inequity in this
country? The president of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, will weigh
in next.
Then the other side admits defeat. And we know this because they are
complaining about what? The moderator. Karen Finney joins me.
Stay with us.
SAM STEIN, "THE HUFFINGTON POST": Yeah, does Governor Romney support
the Lily Ledbetter Act?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sam, we`ll get back to you on that.
SCHULTZ: Yeah, we`ll get back to you on that. We have to play that
to be fair to the story. That was the Romney campaign response on equal
pay for women back in April. That would be six months ago.
Six months later, still don`t have any answers. Last night, both
candidates were asked about pay equity. President Obama pointed to the
very first bill he signed, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which gives
women the ability to sue over pay inequity.
Mitt Romney ignored the question, and instead discussed appointing
women to top jobs while he was governor of Massachusetts.
ROMNEY: And I went to my staff, and I said, how come all the people
for these jobs are all men? And they said, well, these are the people that
have the qualifications. And I said, well, gosh, can`t we -- can`t we find
some women that are also qualified?
SCHULTZ: Well, in 2002, Mitt Romney was 55 years old. And he had
been a leader in the business world for decades. Why didn`t he know any
qualified women to appoint?
ROMNEY: And so we took a concerted effort to go out and find women
who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our
cabinet. I went to a number of women`s groups and said, can you help us
find folks. And they brought us whole binders full of women.
SCHULTZ: That response prompted a huge response on social media. But
Governor Romney`s story doesn`t quite add up. As "the Huffington Post"
reports, the bipartisan women`s coalition MassGap approached both Romney
and his Democratic challenger before the 2002 gubernatorial election and
pressured them to sign a pledge to appoint more women if they get elected.
The group`s former chairwoman says Romney had little personal
involvement with the group. Instead, Romney tasked his female nominee for
lieutenant governor, Carey Healey, to work with the organization. MassGap
presented the binders and highlighted qualified applicants to Healey after
Romney was elected.
President Obama called out Romney`s remark earlier today.
OBAMA: I`ve got to tell you, we don`t have to collect a bunch of
binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women, ready to learn and
teach in these fields, right now.
SCHULTZ: As for equal pay for equal work, Romney`s campaign is still
struggling to come up with a response. Following the debate, Romney`s
senior adviser, Ed Gillespie, told "the Huffington Post," the governor
"would not repeal the Lily Ledbetter Act. He was opposed to it at the
time. He would not repeal it."
Well, the sun came up and today Gillespie is telling a different
story. "I was wrong when I said last night Governor Romney opposed the
Lily Ledbetter Act. He never weighed in on it. As president, he would not
seek to repeal it."
Let`s turn to Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action
Fund, who is joining us tonight on behalf of the Obama campaign. Miss
Richards, great to have you with us tonight. What does -- what did we find
out about Mitt Romney last night with this exchange?
CECILE RICHARDS, PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND: Well, it seems like
what we found out is that he can`t even answer a straight question. I
thought that young woman, she -- it was very clear what she wanted to know.
It was where was he on equal pay. This is not a surprise question. And
the fact that he could not answer it honestly is just indicative of what
he`s tried to do on every women`s issue, which is to muddy the waters and
never give a direct answer.
I think that`s -- and again, as you`ve repeated, it`s clear he`s not
only not supportive of equal pay, he`s not a leader on women`s issues. And
I think women saw that quite clearly last night.
SCHULTZ: Do you think that women in this country will be curious as
to how a guy could be in the private sector for so many years and make so
much money, yet not know any qualified women that he might want to turn to?
RICHARDS: Look, I thought the entire debate, Mr. Romney seemed like
he was stuck in the 1950s. And so on the equal pay, clearly completely out
to lunch. When it comes to women`s health care -- and obviously at Planned
Parenthood, we care a lot about that. This is a guy who`s saying he wants
to repeal Roe. He wants to turn the clock back 40 years in this country
for women.
He wants to let bosses decide whether or not women can get birth
control coverage. He wants to -- in his own words, he`s going to get rid
of Planned Parenthood. I feel like he is out of touch with what women need
in this country. I thought that was clearly on display last night.
SCHULTZ: Here`s more of Romney talking about women in the workplace
last night. Let`s look at it.
ROMNEY: Because I recognize that if you`re going to have women in the
workforce, that sometimes they need to be more flexible. My chief of
staff, for instance, had two kids that were still in school. She said, I
can`t be here until 7:00 or 8:00 at night. I need to be able to get home
at 5:00, so I can be there making dinner for my kids and being with them
when they get home from school. So we said, fine.
SCHULTZ: "The New York Times" editorial page got after that today.
They wrote, "flexibility is a good policy, but what if a woman had wanted
to go home early to study Spanish or rebuild an old car or spend time with
her lesbian partner? Would Mr. Romney have been flexible about that? Or
if a man wanted similar treatment? True equality is not satisfied by
allowing the little lady to go home early and tend to her children."
Your thoughts on this exchange?
RICHARDS: Look, I`m going to just go back to the another point, which
I think is so abundantly clear to women. One of the biggest reasons that
women have actually been able to enter the workforce, been able to get
higher education degrees, take new jobs, pursue a career, is because of
family planning. This is -- now 99 percent of women in this country use
birth control.
Yet Mitt Romney wants to turn back the clock on this too. He really,
literally -- and they were completely disingenuous about this last night.
Mitt Romney supported the Blunt Amendment, which would have let any
employer in this country refuse to provide birth control for his employees.
And he wants to get rid of Planned Parenthood, which provides health care
to three million folks every single year.
So he is not on the side of women, on women entering the workforce, on
women getting ahead, on these very fundamental issues of access to health
I thought President Obama laid out the case very clearly. He has been
a president that has been for women from day one. Obviously, the Lily
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was the first bill. And he is -- he has a record of
standing up for women.
I think Mitt Romney is lost back in, you know, decades.
SCHULTZ: Cecile Richards, great to have you with us on THE ED SHOW.
Thanks for joining us tonight.
RICHARDS: Thanks, Ed.
SCHULTZ: There`s a lot more coming in the next half hour of THE ED
SHOW. Stay with us.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: She committed an act of
journalistic terror or malpractice last night.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You can`t be the ref when you`re the moderator.
You absolutely cannot.
SCHULTZ: The right wing wambulance rides again after another Romney
disaster. Up next, Karen Finney on what all the complaining about Crowley
really means.
First, it was pots and pans. Now it`s the Cleveland Browns. I`ll
tell you about Paul Ryan`s latest failed attempt to pander to Ohio voters.
And President Obama gets tough on Mitt Romney about getting tough on
OBAMA: Governor, you`re the last person who`s going to get tough on
SCHULTZ: James Hoffa of the Teamsters is ahead.
SCHULTZ: Out of all of the issues in last night`s debate, the
candidates kept circling back and talking about China. In fact, the word
China came up 21 times last night. So what`s the point?
Mitt Romney repeated his old stump speech line about getting tough on
China. But his business philosophies, you have to admit if you`re fair
minded, tell a totally different story. As we speak, Sensata technologies
in Freeport, Illinois, is packing up and shipping out to China. Almost 200
Americans are losing their jobs. Bain Capital controls ownership of this
So Mitt Romney`s personal pile of money is going to get bigger.
Sensata can turn a bigger profit with cheaper labor in China. It`s the
Romney economy. But Romney acts like he feels the pain of the American
ROMNEY: The place where we`ve seen manufacturing go has been China.
China is now the largest manufacturer in the world. Used to be the United
States of America. A lot of good people have lost jobs. People think it`s
more attractive, in some cases, to go offshore than to stay here.
We have made it less attractive for enterprises to stay here than to
go offshore from time to time.
SCHULTZ: Less attractive? Those workers in China are going to make
99 cents an hour, as opposed to 17 dollars an hour in Freeport, Illinois.
I can`t wait to take the show there ton Friday night and let the workers
tell the story about how Mitt Romney is going to be tough on China.
President Obama wants to close the tax loopholes, so it`s not as
attractive for Romney`s own company to ship jobs overseas.
OBAMA: Keep in mind that Governor Romney invested in companies that
were pioneers of outsourcing to China.
That`s -- governor, you`re the last person who`s going to get tough on
SCHULTZ: Let`s bring in James Hoffa, president of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters. Mr. Hoffa, great to have you with us tonight.
JAMES HOFFA, PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS: Good
to be here.
SCHULTZ: You bet. At any time during this campaign, especially last
night -- we`ll focus on that -- has Mitt Romney convinced anybody that he`s
an advocate for the middle class? This economy that he`s talking about, he
says that we have shipped the jobs over there, as if our market and our
workers aren`t good enough. Your response?
HOFFA: Well, that`s more of this Romney double talk about -- he wants
to lower the standards. I saw last night is the code word for, we can be
more competitive if we didn`t have unions, if we didn`t have, you know,
standards here in this country, if we didn`t have a minimum wage. We could
do a lot of manufacturing.
I thought that was a code word to basically, let`s reduce the standard
of living for the American worker and then we`ll have all of this
manufacturing here. That`s not America. That`s not what we believe in.
And that is what`s wrong and flawed about everything he does.
And also his record at Bain Capital. He saw nothing wrong with
closing down factories here and moving them to China. His record speaks
for itself. So he can`t come before us now, when he`s, you know, running
for president and say, oh, isn`t it terrible these jobs went over there?
He`s for it.
And the only way he`s saying that these jobs can come back is that
we`ll lower standards. The president`s got it right. The president`s
saying, let`s get rid of any incentive to, you know, move jobs overseas.
In fact, we`ll make it an incentive to build a factory here. And tell
these big corporations that have billions and billions and trillions of
dollars to make and build the factories here instead of shipping them to
Don`t try and be so greedy. Help America be strong.
SCHULTZ: Mr. Hoffa, are you satisfied with President Obama`s actions
on China in his first four years in office?
HOFFA: Well, I think he`s done some things. He`s brought over seven
different actions with the WTO against China. This has to deal with steel,
tires, auto.
SCHULTZ: Bush never did that.
HOFFA: He`s on the right track. I think that`s good. But I think he
should be doing more. We`ve got a dialogue with China. China`s not going
away. It`s an important market. But they`ve got to open up their market.
Basically, it`s a one-way trade right now. Our trade deficit was 282
billion dollars in `11. And it`s going to be worse this time. It`s going
to be in the 300, 350 billion this time.
They`ve got to open up their market if they`re going to be our trading
partners. And they`re not doing that. So we`ve got to basically use the
WTO, use whatever we can. But we`ve got to open up that market so we can
make products here in the United States, made by Americans. Let`s put them
on a boat and send them to China. That`s the way to trade.
SCHULTZ: Mr. Hoffa, great to have you with us tonight. I appreciate
your time on THE ED SHOW. Thanks so much.
And a programming note, we will be live with THE ED SHOW in Freeport,
Illinois, this Friday night, broadcasting from what`s become known as
Bainport. We will be highlighting the devastating effects of outsourcing.
You`re not going to want to miss it. We`ll bring you the real stories of
what happened to those families.
And by the way, the Sensata plant had a record profit last year.
Coming up, it was a rough day for Paul Ryan in the world of sports.
He`s just a regular guy, you know? I`ll tell you how the VP candidate
managed to fumble with the Wisconsin Badgers and the Cleveland Brown fans,
all in one day? Stay tuned.
SCHULTZ: And we are back. No Republican has won the White House
without winning Ohio. So I guess we can expect the Republicans to probably
change the electoral college next. But between Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan,
the Republican ticket, they have visited the state a total of 45 times.
The last thing they want to do is alienate Ohio voters. I mean, they`re
looking for love, which put vice presidential candidate and Wisconsin
native Paul Ryan in a tough spot this morning.
MATT LAUER, "THE TODAY SHOW": Wisconsin will play Ohio State in a
football game. I want you to tell the people of Ohio who`s going to win
that game.
REP. PAUL RYAN (R), VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: They -- they spoil -
- they spoiled us last year. We spoiled them the year before. And Jen and
I were at that game. It really depends on who has the better record is
going to lose, because that`s what happens.
LAUER: Who wins, congressman? Who`s going to win the game?
RYAN: -- on whose got the better record. It will -- it always depend
on who`s got the better record. It`s up at Camp Reynold this year. So
it`s in Madison this year. Home field advantage works well. But if we`re
doing better, they`ll beat us. And if they have a better record, then
we`ll beat them.
That`s always how it goes between the Badgers and the Buckeyes. How`s
that for an answer?
LAUER: It`s a terrible answer.
SCHULTZ: Badgers, don`t you feel the love? No home team loyalty
whatsoever. And that wasn`t the only Ohio sports-related mess that Ryan
found himself in today. On a visit to the Cleveland Browns practice
facility, Ryan took a moment to praise -- praise rookie quarterback Brandon
Whedon. Ryan recalled watching Whedon play for Oklahoma State.
Uh oh, we got a problem. Ryan told the story pointing at backup
quarterback Colt McCoy. According to the "Cleveland Plain Dealer," the
congressman pleaded for mercy and blamed helmets for mistaking McCoy for
red-headed Whedon. Might not seem like a big deal, but if you`re going to
pander to the sports fans, can you at least get the quarterback right?
Tonight in our survey, I asked you, who won last night`s debate?
Ninety six percent of you say President Obama; four percent of you say Mitt
Coming up, when you`re complaining about the debate moderator, you`re
losing. And boy, was Fox News complaining last night, this morning, 24/7,
they`re complaining. Karen Finney joins me. Stay with us.
SCHULTZ: And in the Big Finish tonight, oh, the whiners, they are out
and about. When the other side complains about the moderator -- lost.
It`s as simple as that. As soon as last night`s debate was over, RNC Chair
Reince Priebus, Romney surrogate John Sununu and their buddies at Fox News
were just hammering away at this point.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They seem to be clapping what the moderator was
saying, because she sort of weighed in to help the president.
REINCE PRIEBUS, RNC CHAIRMAN: I`m not going to whine about the rules
or the moderator. I will say, though, that tonight, point-blank, to the
president lied to the American people about Libya. I think the moderator
may have helped that along as well.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: We`ve got Candy Crowley`s
intervention, which was essentially incorrect. When you have the moderator
intervening on behalf of Obama, that, I think, swung it in a way that was
basically incorrect and unfair.
JOHN SUNUNU, ROMNEY CAMPAIGN ADVISER: And Candy Crowley had no
business during an on -- real time, if you will, trying to fact check,
because she was dead wrong.
SCHULTZ: I tell you, they are amazing. This morning, the gang at
"Fox & Friends," well, they kept it up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And the problem was Candy Crowley, who was
supposed to be the moderator, was -- and I saw Joe Trippi after the debate
last night say, it was like she was the ref. She threw a flag. You`re not
supposed to do that. The time for fact checking is after the event, not
during it.
She made a gigantic mistake. And I think Mr. Romney was knocked off
his kilter.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don`t have a problem with Candy being a ref as
long as she`s right.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, you can`t be the ref when you`re the
moderator. You absolutely cannot.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If somebody says something outrageous, of course
you have to be the ref. I just --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But in this case, she was wrong.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She was wrong, that`s what I just said.
SCHULTZ: Oh, we certainly wouldn`t want truth to enter to the arena
at any time. Of course Candy Crowley was not wrong. But this didn`t stop
Tucker Carlson from taking it one step further.
TUCKER CARLSON, "THE DAILY CALLER": And she threw the president a
lifeline. There`s no question, she inserted herself again and again into
this debate. They should just eliminate moderators overall. Every one of
them wants to insert him or herself into this. They can`t help it.
They`re TV people.
SCHULTZ: That`s right, just get rid of moderators. Free for all,
whatever. Although, particularly, if your guy is losing. Here`s Laura
Ingraham. She had another suggestion. This is a bright one. She Tweeted,
"shouldn`t we ditch the town hall debate format in 2016? If so, why? If
not, why not?"
And I thought to myself, God forbid if we actually have a taxpayer ask
a question to someone who wants to be the leader of the free world.
Joining me now is Karen Finney, MSNBC political analyst and former
communications director of the DNC. Let`s talk about Candy Crowley. Did
she go overboard?
I want to say that she, by profession, has been a reporter. And so
her instincts took over. The truth does matter. What do you make of all
of this, Karen?
KAREN FINNEY, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: It does matter. You know, it
was so interesting that also on Twitter, just to see -- I mean, the right
wing was coming unglued. And the fact that they were also arguing over the
difference between acts of terror and terrorism -- literally, that was the
argument that they were having as to whether or not the president really
said this.
Once we were confronting them with the actual video and the actual
transcript, then they went to, well, Candy shouldn`t have said that and she
was wrong. I mean, look, the reality is Mitt Romney has tried now twice to
politicize what happened in Benghazi. He told us in Boca Raton, when he
talked about the 47 percent, that he would do exactly that if the
opportunity arose.
He was wrong. He didn`t have his facts right. And now the right wing
is trying to cover for him.
SCHULTZ: I don`t know what kind of sound bite they`re looking for
from the president. He was very clear in the Rose Garden the day after the
attack. And we know that they`re really going after it. Here is another
complaint from the folks over at Fox. Listen to this.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And it was once again Candy Crowley, who is the
person who picked all of the questions. She also was in charge of the
clock. And who won? Well, as it turns out, when you look at the time, the
president did wind up getting about -- as you can see right there, a little
more than three minutes longer.
SCHULTZ: Actually, Candy should have let "Fox & Friends" make up all
the questions, don`t you think? I mean, how valid are these complaints?
FINNEY: Oh, absolutely. They`re ridiculous. And you know what, Ed?
Here`s the thing, they`re really doing Mitt Romney a disservice, because
this whining and complaining about semantics and about, you know, the
questions and about Candy really makes it seem like they don`t actually
have faith that their guy is ready for prime-time.
Why not -- why don`t they have this conversation about the substance?
I mean, Mitt Romney actually was OK. I mean, he did what he needed to do.
I thought President Obama was far superior and did an excellent job. But
you would think they would be trying to build up their candidate rather
than try to tear down the moderator to try to pretend like that was the
SCHULTZ: Well, this volley back and forth about Libya certainly sets
the table for the third and final debate, which is going to be on foreign
policy on Monday night. Karen Finney, great to have you with us tonight.
Thanks so much.
That`s THE ED SHOW. I`m Ed Schultz. "THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW" starts
right now. And I want to say that I had no problems sleeping last night.
How about you?
RACHEL MADDOW, MSNBC ANCHOR: I slept very soundly last night, in part
because I was so wrung out. It was fun to watch, wasn`t it, as a debate?
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Welcome to the Reversal Theory Society Website!
Welcome to the Reversal Theory website, a resource for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in the ideas and tools of Reversal Theory. The website provides background information about reversal theory, a current bibliography, upcoming conference information, and ways to contact others with interest in the theory.
Theory Overview
"The primary aim of reversal theory is to show that the various aspects of a wide range of types of experience and behaviour may be explained with reference to certain pairs of states and reversals which occur between them." (Apter, 1982).
Reversal theory emerged in the early 1970s, created and developed by K. C. P. Smith and M. J. Apter, in order to account for observations of psychological, emotional and motivational states reversals, in child and family clinics.
This early work led to the description of a dynamic system, based on the concept of the "reversal:" the switching between opposed motivational states. For example, you can eat being serious and pursuing a goal in eating, or being in a spirit of seeking pleasure in the moment. Thus, "serious, future-oriented" and "playful, focused on the present" are two possible (and opposite) motivational states that can be associated with the activity of eating.
The theory is structured around four domains of experience, each corresponding to two opposed motivational states.
The theory was presented in public for the first time at a conference in Bristol, England, in 1975. In 1983, an international working group was formed, the Reversal Theory Society, which holds an international conference every two years.
Interest in Reversal Theory has led to many scientific articles, books, chapters in books, and academic dissertations (doctoral dissertations for the most part). Visit the Bibliography.
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Mo Farah breaks Steve Cram's 28-year British 1500m record
Last updated on .From the section Athletics
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah broke Steve Cram's 28-year 1500m British record at the Diamond League in Monaco.
The Briton is remarkably the sixth fastest man over the distance, clocking three minutes and 28.81 seconds to also become the European record holder.
Farah, the 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic champion, was second behind Kenya's Asbel Kiprop who recorded a world-leading time of 3:27.72.
"I'm pleased, it was weird competing in a new event," said the 30-year-old.
Former world-record holder Cram, whose time of 3:29.67 secs had stood as a British record since 16 July 1985, said he was shocked after witnessing Farah's "unbelievable" run.
The time also eclipsed the personal bests set by Sebastian Coe (3:29.77) in 1986 and Steve Ovett (3:30.77) in 1983 who are second and third respectively on Britain's all-time list for 1500m.
The Londoner had decided to test himself in an unfamiliar event to improve his speed ahead of next month's World Championships in Moscow where he will double up in the 5,000m and 10,000m. He would not have expected records to fall his way.
Farah finds himself higher on the world all-time list for the 1500m than he is over the events in which he is reigning Olympic champion.
He is also the first Briton in 16 years to hold the 1500m European record, breaking the 3:28.95 mark set by Spain's Fermin Cacho in 1997.
"Training has been going pretty well. The aim was to work on the speed. It would have been nice to get closer to Kiprop but he is a different class," Farah told BBC Sport.
Farah was just two years old when Cram, then 24, became the first athlete to dip under the 3:30 barrier on a balmy evening in Nice 28 years ago.
"I am shocked in a great way," said Cram, who was commentating on the race for BBC Sport.
"Mo jokingly said he was after the British record and I laughed but hats off to him. For a 5,000m runner to run like that is unbelievable."
For all of Farah's achievements, however, he finished a distant second to world champion Kiprop who is now the fourth fastest 1500m runner in history after his victory at Stade Louis II.
Farah was also reminded of the task ahead of him in Russia when Edwin Cheruiyot Sol ran the quickest 5,000m of the year.
The Kenyan's time of 12 minutes and 51.34 seconds pushed Bahrain's Albert Rop into second.
Elsewhere, Britain's Tiffany Porter was fourth in the women's 100m hurdles, while a 6.74m leap secured third spot for Britain's Shara Proctor in the women's long jump and a season's best 5.70m saw Britain's Steve Lewis come sixth in the men's pole vault.
America's Justin Gatlin won the men's 100m in 9.94 secs and his compatriot Duane Solomon took the men's 800m.
There was a surprise winner in the men's 400m hurdles, a race which started without reigning world champion Dai Greene after the Welshman withdrew a few hours before the contest with an Achilles problem.
Diamond League leader Javier Culson was expected to record another victory but the Puerto Rican was overhauled on the home straight by Trinidad's Jehue Gordon, who shaved a second off his personal best to dip home in 48.00secs.


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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has unveiled a new webpage listing the major public documents and decisions it has issued since 1966 plus key commentaries.
It has separate categories for doctrinal and disciplinary documents and documents dealing with sacramental questions.
It also lists important speeches and statements issued since 1983 by the last two prefects of the congregation: U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada and then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
The series of volumes "Documenti e Studi" will only be helpful to folks who can read Italian. It's a list of volumes published by the Vatican publishing house of the congregation's major documents and proceedings of various symposia the congregation has organized.
Some choice documents in the archives:
- The 2002 doctrinal note on the participation of Catholics in political life, which says that while Catholics are free to choose among political parties and strategies for promoting the common good, they cannot claim that freedom allows them to support abortion, euthanasia or other attacks on human life. Includes commentaries in English by Cardinals Joachim Meisner and Giacomo Biffi.
- The 1976 decree regarding public celebration of Mass in the Catholic Church for other Christians who have died (Accidit in diversis,) which explains conditions in which a public Mass may be celebrated.
- A 1985 letter to ordinaries regarding norms on exorcism, which puts limitations on how prayer groups pray against demons and evil.
- A 1994 letter to bishops on the reception of Communion by divorced and remarried Catholics, along with additional commentary by Cardinal Ratzinger "Concerning some Objections to the Church's Teaching…"
- And finally, given Pope Benedict's call for a deeper understanding of the catechism for the upcoming Year of Faith, it's of note to re-read his 2002 address as then-Cardinal Ratzinger at the Catechetical Congress in Rome.


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Lindsay, let me first preface this post by saying that as I write this, I am sitting in my childhood bedroom.
This is what I'm working with right now.
I know this looks bad. And sure, I'm making myself low-calorie margaritas at my desk for dinner, and I don't know if that qualifies me for an eating disorder or a drinking problem. And yes, I'm spending my Thursday night in New Hampshire writing in a blog that I don't get paid for. The "I" on my keyboard is so worn out that I have to warm it up before I start writing (I'm serous… seriiious), and I'm starting to think that when your "I" key is over-used it points to a Real Housewives level of narcism. And yet, I continue to write in this blog that nobody pays me for because there isn't much left to do.
So, with that kind of full discloser, it may not seem like I've got it together enough to give you advice, but I've never done meth before, and like, no offense, I kinda think you have, so maybe I have some wisdom to impart. Besides the meth, I've also been living with my parents for about a year and a half after college, so maybe you can learn something now that you've moved back into your Long Island pre-Parent Trap home.
Okay, so first, you probably feel really bad about yourself. You should. I'm not trying to be mean, but I think you need to take some responsibility for screwing up your life. You were a child star, and that definitely sets you up for some problems. Your mother was a failed show girl or something and your dad was a money-hungry coke fiend, and that's just the perfect storm to create a… well, a you… Basically, you are the new industry standard for a screwed-up child star. No one remembers Dana Plato, anymore. It's all you.
You've kind of hit rock bottom, so let this be a time of reflection. Reflect on what you've done wrong, and what you can do in the future to be better. Make a game plan. Take an acting class. We all saw Liz and Dick, and I'll grant you, you had your moments, but you could use a brush-up. Take this opportunity to chill and get back to basics. Don't worry too much about what your peers are doing. I know you must hate Jennifer Lawrence so, so much right now, but just worry about yourself and what you can do to come back swinging. There's no shame in moving home, we've all been doing it. Lena Dunham did it. It's the thing, it's chic! This is a bad economy, and snorting your entire fortune up your nose happens to everyone. I say "everyone" with the assumption that everyone is Stevie Nicks. And look how well she turned out!!
Just remember, if Robert Downey Jr. can make a come back, so can you. He professed his friendship for Mel Gibson with a weird kiss during the Golden Globes in a room full of Jews. He cannot possibly be smarter than you.
Just know that I believe in you, Lindsay.


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Be Angry, Do Not Sin
It is easy for us to think we are being righteously angry when we are really just manifesting unjust ire. It is also easy for us to get so wrapped up in a righteous cause that we forget to pray ...Read More
Getting Angry at our Enemies
When Scripture speaks of doing good to our enemies, it is focusing on the common, everyday interactions that we have with other people. This teaching is less applicable in cases of physical violence or wars between nations, although even seeking ...Read More
Submitting to Earthly Authorities
Those who are under the authority of others are not allowed to wait for perfect leadership before they honor their supervisors, parents, church elders, and other leaders. Insofar as our leaders do not command us to do something God forbids ...Read More
The Fourth Commandment
In one sense, all of life is worship (1 Cor. 10:31). At the same time, however, it is fitting that we set aside time to gather with God's people to remember His salvation and to thank Him for His deliverance. ...Read More
Honoring God's Holy Name
Fundamentally, revering God as holy means trusting His promises and obeying His commandments. In other words, we must recognize first that He is holy and that we are unholy, and we must rest only in His Son, Christ Jesus, in ...Read More
The Third Commandment
In a culture such as ours, we easily fall into the trap of speaking of God irreverently. Even preachers can sometimes fail to give the Lord due reverence in their preaching and teaching, which is why they must take care ...Read More
The Second Commandment
As finite beings who still suffer the presence of sin, we cannot bear to see God face to face. Such a vision will be our privilege when we are glorified (1 Cor. 13:12), but until then we have to be ...Read More
Idolatry Defined
Anything or anyone can become an idol in our lives because whatever we love more than the Lord is, by definition, an idol. Because our hearts are idol factories, as John Calvin taught us, we are all continually tempted to ...Read More
Loving God by Loving Christ
Adherents of other religions may do many good deeds in the name of God. They may even think that they are praying to Him when they beseech the Creator. But in doing all these things, they are really committing idolatry. ...Read More
Wholehearted Love and Service
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What's new for Hawaii visitors?
Hawaii's most famous strand may widen just in time for some spring breakers. The $2.5 million Waikiki Beach replenishment project, which could broaden the shoreline by as much as 37 feet, is due to wrap up by the end of the month. But even if the sands still fall a bit short on your next visit, other renovations and innovations beckon around the islands.
Hotel makeovers
South and West Maui boast some of the most striking recent revamps. The Makena Beach and Golf Resort's relaunch includes an expanded, state-of-the-art fitness center; new activities such as stargazing with iPads and cycling on complimentary Schwinns; and perhaps most important to guests who remember the hotel's faded glory, upgrades to its 310 renovated rooms and suites. Up the coast, the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa has completed a $6.5 million enhancement of its 508 rooms, featuring new Hawaiian artwork, tropical furnishings and - Web surfers, rejoice - Wi-Fi.
On Oahu, the luxurious Halekulani will debut in April the first of its "refreshed" 450 rooms after a multimillion-dollar touch-up to its famously neutral palette and improvements to its kitchen, which also recently introduced a GMO-free menu. Hilton Hawaiian Village's iconic Rainbow Tower now sports orange and gold hues, plus all-new fixtures and decor, as part of a $45 million makeover that included a million on the Duke Kahanamoku and Niumalu Presidential suites alone.
At the budget end (rates start at $79), the Ohana Waikiki Malia has added an indoor lounge pool - i.e. for cooling off, not doing laps - and whirlpool spa, plus the Slice of Waikiki pizza counter and the Rivals Waikiki sports bar. At the other end of Waikiki, the Aqua Lotus Honolulu may look the same, but it now accepts dogs up to 20 pounds. It also offers human guests a wider range of free amenities, too, from morning coffee and tea and afternoon wine service to the use of beach chairs, towels and beach cruisers.
The Courtyard Kaua'i at Coconut Beach, meanwhile, finished a $13 million renovation in January that focused on family-friendly attractions such as the pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center, game room and "eLounge," along with new menus and locally sourced ingredients at the hotel's Voyager Grill.
Drinks and dining
Hungry hordes descended on the Big Island's Keauhou resort in September when Sam Choy's Kai Lanai opened in a former Wendy's with a panoramic coastal view from its hillside perch, also home to the outdoor Short Bait Bar. At water's edge, the Keauhou Beach Resort's Kama'aina Terrace has now reopened for locally sourced dinners Thursday-Saturday, while the resort's Kalanikai Beach Bar, next to Kahaluu Beach Park, serves casual dining, beer and cocktails from 11 to 4 daily.
The ingredients may be local, but the cuisine is not at Porto, the new artisan pizzeria at Maalaea Harbor Shops on Maui. The restaurant - which like Kai Lanai serves breakfast, lunch and dinner - will also help raise funds for the Pacific Whale Foundation. Across the Alenuihaha Channel, Hilton Waikoloa Village serves Pacific Mexican cuisine at its new Boat Landing Cantina.
On Molokai, the espresso bar and cafe at the Coffees of Hawaii plantation in Kualapuu has new management and longer hours, a boon to clients of the nearby Molokai Mule Ride to Kalaupapa and the plantation's free Hawaiian music concerts on Sunday afternoons. Check out the gift shop's new coffee cherry tisane, too.
In Waikiki, tea drinkers and wine lovers have new options. The Aloha Harmony Tea House in Waikiki Beach Walk offers 86 loose-leaf teas to enjoy on the spot (including in lattes and smoothies), while the Moana Surfrider serves more than 100 wines by the glass at bin1901, a new wine bar and piano lounge named for the year the historic wing opened.
New romance
Civil unions for same-sex couples became legal in the Aloha State as of January, with GayHawaiiWedding.com staging its first official ceremony (after hundreds of unofficial ones) on Jan. 2 on Maui's South Shore. In honor of the new law, Kipuka Cottage on the Big Island is offering a Lovers' Nest discount of 15 percent to all couples who book by April 30 for stays in 2012 (for details, see www.kipuka-cottage.squarespace.com).
Guests staying at any Outrigger-managed resort or condo on the island of Hawaii can participate in the new group vow renewal Wednesday mornings at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. After couples make kukui nut leis, a Hawaiian officiant welcomes them with a chant, blesses them with water and leads them in reciting vows in Hawaiian; they also receive a commemorative certificate. It's free, but reservations are required; call (808) 324-2540.
Getting there
Hawaiian Airlines has made Maui's Kahului airport its second hub in the state, with increased inter-island flights and new or expanded nonstop service from mainland airports, including Oakland, San Jose and, starting in June, Los Angeles. Nonstop New York-Honolulu flights also begin in June.
Honolulu-bound passengers who aren't picking up a rental car have new shuttle options. SpeediShuttle provides on-demand, door-to-door service from the airport to points between Kahala and Ko Olina, starting at $12.95 per person; book a ride at a terminal kiosk or look for a greeter in aloha wear with a tablet PC. Roberts Express Shuttle, which can be reserved up to 24 hours in advance, includes porter service at baggage claim and a maximum of five stops before your hotel destination, for $12 one way ($20 round trip).
Former Chronicle Editor Jeanne Cooper writes the Aloha Friday column and Hawaii Insider blog on SFGate.com. For more photos with this story, see Jeanne Cooper's Hawaii Insider blog at sfgate.com/hawaii.


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Nearly 3,000 men from throughout the Newark archdiocese and other parts of New Jersey filled Seton Hall University's recreation complex Saturday for a robust spiritual workout.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York launched the sixth annual Newark archdiocesan Catholic Men's Conference with a keynote address before the men spent the day hearing other talks, praying, sharing in small groups, celebrating the sacrament of penance, and rallying around a festive eucharistic procession.
"The energy here is just unbelievable," said Pablo DePaulis, a parishioner of St. Aloysius of Caldwell, who has attended every conference since the first in 2009. "Initially it was something to do for Lent," the computer engineer said. "Now I feel I really need that energy -- that presence of God."
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"The camaraderie is the big part of it," said Jim Hill, an archdiocesan administrator. "You're there with other Catholic Christian men. You never have to worry about whether you're going to say the wrong thing."
As befitting a diocese where 41 percent of the 1.5 million Catholics are Hispanic, the conference has concurrent events for English- and Spanish-speaking attendees. A third track for 18- to 22-year-old men was added this year. The day's events end with all gathering in the field house for a Mass celebrated with exuberant music in both languages.
The archdiocese's women's day of reflection will be April 26.
Employing their bilingual skills at the men's gathering, Dolan and Newark Coadjutor Archbishop Bernard Hebda gave parts of their addresses in Spanish. The two have been friends since Dolan served as rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome at the same time Hebda served the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts and as a spiritual director at the college.
"Like the apostles at Pentecost, you will share the good news with other men," Hebda said, adding that the massive turnout was a sure sign that faith and interest in the Catholic church is on the rise.
In keeping with the conference theme of "Be Not Afraid," Dolan said the men could find inspiration in the lives of Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis to give them reasons to "not be afraid" to live the faith.
He called the popes "three stellar examples of men who were not afraid" and singled out the contributions of each. He said Blessed John Paul, who will be canonized April 27 along with Blessed John XXIII, restored the soul of the church; Pope Benedict invigorated its mind; and Pope Francis is restoring the heart of the church.
Noting that Blessed John Paul "bordered on the mystic," he said the late pope's deep interior prayer was key to his inner strength, because he put Jesus first.
Now-retired Pope Benedict re-emphasized how faith and reason must go together. "Reason unaided by faith leads to tyranny and anarchy," Dolan said. "Benedict says you need both. They come from God and lead back to God."
Citing Pope Francis' visits with refugees and the sick, the cardinal said, "this is a pope who wants to wake up the heart of this church," adding that his sincerity, simplicity and compassion show off no other agenda than to rebuild the church into "a family where all can be warmly embraced."
Earlier, Dolan warmed up the audience with several New Jersey jokes, as well as self-effacing remarks about his weight.
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Assistant Shop Manager
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AM Radio kindly put this on his geocities for people
Thanks to Heloise Merlin and K for the suggestions!
Ok so I have put the skies and a little note on divshare for people to download. I think you can just copy and paste them into your second life folder. This is what the note says...
put the sky here
C:\Program Files\SecondLife\app_settings\windlight\skies
yours might be slightly different than this but not much!
Reboot second life and it should now be in your drop down list for the
environment editor.
World->Environment Settings->Environment Editor->Advanced Sky tab_>drop
down menu pick either bryn oh's condos in heaven or condos in heaven #2
If this did or didn't work then someone please tell me. (Except Elina Radek .. your computer stinks... so sorry.. but its true. )
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Give me custom skies! (or custard pie)
Now here is my problem. I have made a custom sky in environment editor as seen in this picture. And I want everyone who comes to my sim to have the ability to use this sky. Has anyone out there ever been able to achieve this? I have found my sky setting on my computer as an .xml file but I can't upload it as its not music or a jpeg. This should have been something Linden Labs had done ages ago it seems. I mean the vast majority of sims are very similar and letting people set the environment would create a multitude great sims.
On a side note.. I have sent an IM to Torley Linden about this and I am really curious as to whether he would even get my IM. That poor guy must get an obnoxious amount of IM's. I will keep posted the one person out there who is also interested in finding out if my IM gets lost.
On a side note.. I have sent an IM to Torley Linden about this and I am really curious as to whether he would even get my IM. That poor guy must get an obnoxious amount of IM's. I will keep posted the one person out there who is also interested in finding out if my IM gets lost.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Immersiva is born
Something incredible happened today!
At AM Radio's recent opening at the University of Kentucky a strange thing happened. The clouds parted and on a shining beam of sunlight a man slowly floated to the ground in front of me. This man was Dusan Writer. And though nobody else saw this and I only remembered it this way in hindsight, it was true nevertheless.
Well because he gave me a full sim.
15, 000 prims to play with. So two sculptures worth... (OK I stole that joke from Therese Carfagno)
He likes my work and wants to see me continue. I personally think he has mistaken me for someone else but I'll never tell. So first of all I had to find a name for the sim and decided on Immersiva. Immersiva is the art concept I am interested in and work towards. Next I made a group and he deeded the sim to me. And finally I had a freak out. And now I plan on finding some kind of food that is bad for me and I plan on eating the whole thing. I am leaning towards Mint chocolate chip ice cream. But this is fantastic news to me because I was working on an expanded version of my burning life build "Condo's In Heaven" at IBM6 for the university of kentucky and I was lagging out and hogging all the prims. I imagine everyone wanted to give me a good kick in the pants but wait a moment... no need! I am prim pig no longer! (at IBM6 anyway).
I might be able to put everything I have ever made down at once. Or I think I might put up my Edward Gorey build just because I miss it. I am also thinking of putting thousands of grasshoppers hopping about. Bettina Tizzy told me to just have fun and I think I will. But first I will eat some Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Anyway come visit me because the only down side is I will likely be a bit lonely there by myself, and I had already considered myself a sandbox hermit so lets not make me feral too.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
The Umbrella sitters
At AM Radio's new build at the
University of Kentucky there was a
rather odd yet spontaneous occurrence. We all slowly began to sit
on an umbrella. Why is this news?
It's not. I merely can't think of
a blog post.
I will be the next one to show at the
University though. Thats kind of news. Won't be until mid january. Less news.
There were 15 people on the umbrella
by the end of it. Non news again. Sigh.
Right now you can see Wizard Glynoid
Spiral Walcher, Tezcatliopisanicanca Bisani. AM Radio and I believe Astra Thorne. Later we also had Hamlet Au, Dusan Writer, Al Supercharge, Cube Republic... hmmm.. Pascale Illyar.. Patricia Ann Devereux..
God my memory is terrible. And I think I am also spelling half the names wrong.
Ah there was also a Hittomi someone..
You know I really should have talked about what I planned on putting there. Oh well next time.
Pavig Lok! he was also an the umbrella.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
It's Possible I am evil
I had an art show at LALA Lightfoot's gallery yesterday where I went through some of my sculptures and showed everyone all the little secret areas in them. When the talk ended we all kind of stood around looking at each other and someone suggested dancing. I for one hate dancing in SL so I voiced an idea. An evil little idea.
"Why don't we all go over to Caerleon Island and climb my Tower?"
So we went over to the island and while I did apologise beforehand I still sent them up it. I watched all the poor little things go in the front door and then positioned my camera inside the tower looking down. They climbed and fell and climbed and fell and I laughed and laughed and occasionally shouted encouragements. I heard some fantastically creative swears that day. In my glee I didn't notice Whispering Hush quit the tower in disgust and come up to me. I suggested she join me in watching everyone try and climb it with her cam. She did and immediately said "ooh your evil".
Soooo that's the question then isn't it? Am I evil? Evil is such a strong word. I mean like Satan is an evil little pantload poking everyone in the arse with his pitchfork for eternity. I am hardly that bad.
Madcow Cosmos looks fairly evil in this photo by Jurin Juran.
And while you should never judge a book by its cover you should
always judge a person by their avatar. Is Madcow evil? he has
always been very nice to me when I have spoken to him but then
again the Devil would be wouldn't he? Just look at that freaking giant
hammer! and those beady little eyes always looking here and there.
So in conclusion I would have to agree with you, the reader, that
Madcow Cosmos is indeed evil.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Oh just a little spot I will keep track of who finds my store..
The Shop Adventurers!
Lyndzay Meili
Therese Carfagno
Corwin Carillon
Derwin Wycliffe
Tippy Wingtips
Lis Gealach
Whispering Hush
Kelly Mizser
Crystalviolet Wisent
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Drive Thru Church
Friday, November 7, 2008
To fly or not to fly. I built the Tower with the intention of it being shown in an environment without fly turned on. The visitor would enter at the bottom and see the mob. They would move forward and find the poem in the pram and discover there was a story in this build. As they climb the tower they find more poems to further flush out the story until eventually they reach the top and see how the story ends for this installment. Well except for the stand by which tells another portion of her memories. I came to Black Swan to see how it was going and discovered fly was back on and people were flying directly to the top of the tower. Goodbye story.. goodbye challenge goodbye Immersiva. How can one become immersed if they are able to hover around apart from the build? an observer. I can understand RAR perhaps being concerned that people would find it frustrating. But then again.. how can sims succeed? What is the strategy to bring people back? I mean that is the basic business problem in SL. Have a initial draw of people and then watch the tumbleweeds bounce by. It seems to me that something that challenges for an extended period of time is what you want. Be that with hidden aspects.. stories or just the donkey kong factor. Making something easy for people only satisfies the extremely busy and the lazy. While it is unfortunate for the busy people (who could use the ctrl alt....thingy) I really don't care about the lazy ones. If you want to create something memorable then don't try and make it appeal to everyone as that will just water it down to spam. I am going to go yell at RAR again.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Good old photoshop...
or is it? ... looks a bit like....
.... no it can't be.... or can it?
I'm so confused.... or am I? ..
stop that Bryn!
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